SPLASHY_UPDATE(1)
NAME
Splashy - a user-mode, POSIX and LSB compliant, boot splashing system
for UNIX.
SYNOPSIS
splashy_update "<text>"
DESCRIPTION
Splashy displays an image and a progress bar at boot time.
splashy_update is used to send commands to the running Splashy daemon.
See "COMMANDS" below to know which commands Splashy understands.
OPTIONS
text Sends text to Splashy socket.
COMMANDS
- chroot <string>
- <string> is a valid path to which Splashy will be chroot'd.
- chvt <number>
- Switch to vt <number>.
- clear Clears the text box area.
- CLEAR Same as "clrprint". For compatibility with usplash.
- exit Exits Splashy server.
- getstring <string>
- Makes splashy prompt for a string. The first argument will be
the prompt displayed. - getpass <string>
- Same as getstring except that the characters typed will no be
shown, like in a password box. - progress <number>
- Updates the progress bar to <number>%, where N is a number
between 0 and 100. - PROGRESS <number>
- Same as "progress". For compatibility with usplash.
- print <string>
- Print <string> in the text box.
- scroll <string>
- Print <string> in the text box and scroll down.
- repaint Redraw the background image.
- TEXT <string>
- Same as "print". For compatibility with usplash.
- SCROLL <string>
- Same as "scroll".
- timeout <number>
- Sets the amount of seconds splashy waits for new commands. If
that time is exceeded, it exits. - QUIT Same as "exit". For compatibility with usplash.
RETURN CODES
1 cannot open the socket
2 cannot write to socket
3 invalid args
255 /etc/splashy does not exist
FILES
- /etc/splashy/config.xml
- Main configuration. defines how splashy should be setup.
SEE ALSO
splashy(1), splashy_config(1), splashy-config.xml(5),
splashy-theme.xml(5)
AUTHORS
Andrew Williams <mistik1@geeksinthehood.net>
- Luis Mondesi <lemsx1@gmail.com>